Johnny Prime

Awesome spot with great wings. The lemon pepper and buffalo were perfect. Crisp, great ratio of meat to skin, and not too drenched in sauce. Can’t wait to go back and try more. Everyone I was with said they liked the burgers and chicken sandwiches. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2Ahz8WXyg0%5B/embedyt%5D BEAR BURGERs BACKYARD 740 5th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11232

My wife and I stopped in here before dinner at Andrew Steak Society to grab a quick drink, since we were early for our reservation. The drinks and the menu were so good, that we booked a table for the following day. The Gibson pictured above, made with olive washed vodka, celery flavored gin and dry vermouth was perfect. The next day we came back for a huge meal. We started with the shaved…

Andrew Steak Society overall score: 74 My wife and I were invited here by the restaurant’s PR company to help promote them on Instagram. They just opened a week ago, and upon arrival we learned that they were limiting us to what we could order (they chose the entire menu, basically, with the exception of our first cocktail), so proceed with that in mind. Flavor: 7 We had a small porterhouse.…

Gage & Tollner overall score: 93* My wife took me here for my birthday. I’ve been wanting to try this spot for a while. It was a great meal, so let me get right into it. Flavor: 10 We started with the strip steak (as a shared appetizer course) and finished with the beef Wellington (as a shared entree). The strip was dry-aged at least 30 days, served with roasted garlic, herb butter and charred…

My wife scored a heavily discounted Groupon for Le Jardin Bistro so we gave it a shot. The deal came with two cocktails, two apps, and two entrees, with just one or two block outs that were understandable (a $26 foie gras app was one). Here’s what we got: Apps: Escargots and steak tartare. Both great, and easily can hang with some of the big boy French spots that are super popular and expensive…

Fresco by Scotto is a family style Italian restaurant that is owned/operated by Rosanna Scotto, host of Good Day NY and long time new anchor for Fox 5! We were so grateful to be able to meet her there too. She was a great host and super sweet. My wife and I tried a ton of stuff when we came here. Check it out: Slideshow here: We started with the potato and zucchini chips with gorgonzola, and…

Carversteak overall score: 83 Carversteak just opened up here in NYC. The restaurant originally hails from Vegas. We gave it a good wallop. Watch this first, and then read on: Flavor: 8 We had the Kansas City Strip. This was a 14oz piece of bone in meat that was dry-aged for 28 days. It was very slightly overcooked (medium instead of medium rare), but the flavor packed a good aged punch. I…

My wife and I went to Musket Room this past weekend to try their tasting menu. Overall it was good, but I feel like, for the price, you really aren’t getting a lot of food. Some of it was aggressively acidic as well, but that I didn’t mind so much. I was still hungry when I got home, and after a $500 meal, that should never be the case. First course; sourdough bread with chicken butter (nice that…

My wife and I stopped into Domodomo for a quick early dinner. Check out what we had: We started with some tuna cones and their 18-piece sashimi platter. Then we moved on to some Korean style fried chicken nuggets and squid ink pasta with uni. Everything was good, and I would definitely go back to try their omakase. DOMODOMO 140 West Houston St. New York, NY 10012

Golden Steer overall score: 87 Golden Steer just opened up in NYC, originally a Las Vegas native. They’re located down by Washington Square Park in the beautiful One Fifth Avenue location. My wife took me here for a Valentine’s Day dinner, so we went big. Flavor: 8 We had the shorthorn, their boneless 16oz NY strip, as well as their “Diamond Lil” 20oz roasted prime rib on the bone. Neither of…

I took my wife here for a belated Valentine’s dinner, mainly because they offer an all-you-can-eat uni add-on at the end of their omakase. This place was a bit pricey, especially with the sake pairing, but I feel like we got our money’s worth. The pieces were all high quality. In fact, the uni was probably lower in our rankings of favorite pieces here. Anyway, here’s a photo dump of everything…

THE EIGHTY SIX overall score: 96 The Eighty Six is a new intimate steakhouse that opened up in the former Chumley’s speakeasy space on Bedford & Barrow in the west village. The name derives from the address 86 Bedford, which is the birthplace of the phrase “86’d” (when a restaurant has run out of an item). I’m going off of memory here, but the space historically had two entrances: One on Barrow,…

Okiboru is a small ramen joint that specializes in tsukemen (concentrated broth for dipping noodles in). Since the tsukemen was a combination of fish and chicken broths, I skipped on that and went with the ramen, which was a pork and chicken broth. This was excellent, and I was glad that I chose this over the tsukemen, since the tsukemen broth was a bit too pungent in terms of fish flavor (my…

This place is a sister restaurant to the Michelin-starred Jungsik restaurant. We went big here, so I’m going to make it quick. Check this out: First off, the oysters here are probably the best I’ve ever had. I think that has to do with the jalapeno and cilantro granita (ice), and their version of a mignonette. I also really enjoyed their steak tartare. The prawn rolls, sticky rice sausage, and…

First, check this little video out: This meal was incredible. We started off with the anchovies with butter, the terrine, the crab and uni pintxos, and the pork belly chicharrones. These were all top notch and incredible. Tough to choose a favorite, but maybe the chicharrones. For mains, we had the tripe, the foie gras lentils, and the cochinillo asado (roast suckling pig). The tripe and the…

My wife and I stopped in this small Vietnamese joint for a quick lunch. I had the turmeric noodles with pork and shrimp, and she had the special pho. Both were decent, but not at the level of our favorites. It did hit the spot though. HIGH LUA 182 S 2nd Street Brooklyn New York, NY 11211

This joint has a great burger menu, and I’m glad I finally made it in for a taste. They offer a burger and beer special for $20 (no fries though), or you can get the burger with fries for $20 (no beer). I went with the Grand Street burger, with American cheese. Nice medium temp on the inside. I will definitely be back to try more. O’NIEAL’S 174 Grand Street New York, NY 10013